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''Dwarf Fortress'' has three primary game modes which take place in worlds created by the player, where most of the elements are randomly generated. [[Fortress Mode]] is a [[wikipedia: construction and management simulation|construction and management simulation]] of a colony of [[dwarves]]. There are no objectives, with the player being free to decide how to go about managing the colony and making them interact with the environment, thus making it an [[wikipedia: open-ended (gameplay)|open-ended]] and [[wikipedia: Sandbox game|sandbox]]-style game. Since there is no way to win, it only ends when the entire colony is [[Losing|defeated by the various possible threats]]. The visuals are [[wikipedia: Text-based game|text-based]] using [[wikipedia: code page 437|code page 437]] characters in various [[color]]s as graphics. Thus, it is fully of letters, numbers and symbols; dwarves are represented by different colored smiling faces, a [[cat]] and [[dog]] are a white "c" and brown "d", while a [[giant cave spider]] is a grey "S". | ''Dwarf Fortress'' has three primary game modes which take place in worlds created by the player, where most of the elements are randomly generated. [[Fortress Mode]] is a [[wikipedia: construction and management simulation|construction and management simulation]] of a colony of [[dwarves]]. There are no objectives, with the player being free to decide how to go about managing the colony and making them interact with the environment, thus making it an [[wikipedia: open-ended (gameplay)|open-ended]] and [[wikipedia: Sandbox game|sandbox]]-style game. Since there is no way to win, it only ends when the entire colony is [[Losing|defeated by the various possible threats]]. The visuals are [[wikipedia: Text-based game|text-based]] using [[wikipedia: code page 437|code page 437]] characters in various [[color]]s as graphics. Thus, it is fully of letters, numbers and symbols; dwarves are represented by different colored smiling faces, a [[cat]] and [[dog]] are a white "c" and brown "d", while a [[giant cave spider]] is a grey "S". | ||
− | [[Adventure | + | [[Adventure Mode]] is a [[wikipedia: turn-based|turn-based]], open-ended [[wikipedia: roguelike|roguelike]] where the player starts off as an adventurer. In [[Legends Mode]], players can view maps, histories of each civilization and any figure who has lived or died in the generated world. Any noticeable achievement made by the player in any of the two game modes is recorded in the Legends. An [[object testing arena]] is present, where players can simulate battles between selected units in various conditions. |
===World generation=== | ===World generation=== |